Bébé Bibliophile
Yassine Meskhout shares childhood reading memories from Rabat, Morocco, exploring libraries and bookstores. Reflects on diverse book experiences, transition to the US, and the impact of reading. Reader comments on shared French BD series experience.
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Yassine Meskhout shares his early love for reading in his blog post "Bébé Bibliophile." He reminisces about his childhood in Rabat, Morocco, where he was a regular at a local bodega buying Le Journal de Mickey. His passion for books led him to explore various libraries and bookstores, including Le Centre Culturel Français, where he spent hours reading. Yassine recalls his experiences with different books, including a French choose-your-own-adventure series and an English tome called Secrets of Health. He also mentions the transition to the United States and the excitement of discovering the vast collection at the local public library. Throughout his narrative, Yassine reflects on the impact of reading on his life and the fond memories associated with his literary adventures. The post also includes a comment from a reader sharing a similar experience with French BD series.
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6 commentsFor a while there was no library but you could put a request in at the train station and then pick up your books at the station the next day (and return your read ones). This was less than satisfactory as there was no way to browse.
We had the same problem with our kiddo (reading in bed, reading in the bath, reading outside) but when some sort of punishment was required it was easy to declare a brief Lesenverbot.
It’s much easier today as we can afford to buy as many books as we desire.
I really enjoyed this article earlier, but almost didn't read it, so I note: nifty! [0]
I'm reminded of a nice bit of Lex Fridman's interview with Jim Keller (CPU designer): "I read books".[1] "A couple of books a week for..."
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb2tebYAaOA&t=5043s
([0] There were fewer comments then. Making this one less useful now. An earlier version vanished. So I edit and retry.)
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